Graphic recording is real-time illustration that organizes information during conversation, enabling individuals to share, understand, and retain more information. In turn, groups become more cohesive, creative, productive, and able to achieve their shared goals.

As a graphic recorder, I capture information as it's being shared and complement it with visuals on a large piece of paper (about four feet high and six to eight feet long) that everyone can see. These visuals not only clarify concepts but they also help individuals build more meaningful relationships with one another.

I know hand drawings hardly seem like they’d be the most cutting-edge solution, but the groups I have worked with have been transformed by them. Where they once felt uncertain, disorganized, or stalled, they now are able to use everyone's strengths in a shared commitment to reach their clear vision.